Kedleston Hall, was designed by the famous architect Robert Adam in 1765 as a house to rival Chatsworth. Intended as 'a temple of the arts' and as the location for grand entertainments, the main house was never meant to be a family home, but a canvas on which to showcase the finest paintings, sculpture and furniture.

Robert Adam

The interiors at Kedleston represent one of the most complete, least altered and earliest examples of Robert Adam’s work in Britain. It was Adam’s first major building commission, making his name and inspiring many other buildings.

A show palace

Edwardian Kedleston

While much of the State floor at Kedleston remained little altered and rarely used, the ground floor saw many changes through time, most notably during the Edwardian era, when Lord Curzon was Viceroy of India.